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Atomic Bible
1 Chronicles 9:44
And Azel had six sons, and these were their names:
from The Descendants of Saul, 1 Chronicles 9:35-44
What it says

Azel has six sons, whose names are then given.

What it is doing

It closes the genealogy by marking the breadth of Azel's household.

In context

35Jeiel the father of Gibeon lived in Gibeon. His wife’s name was Maacah. 36Abdon was his firstborn son, then Zur, Kish, Baal, Ner, Nadab, 37Gedor, Ahio, Zechariah, and Mikloth. 38Mikloth was the father of Shimeam. They too lived alongside their relatives in Jerusalem. 39Ner was the father of Kish, Kish was the father of Saul, and Saul was the father of Jonathan, Malchishua, Abinadab, and Esh-baal. 40The son of Jonathan: 41The sons of Micah: 42Ahaz was the father of Jarah; Jarah was the father of Alemeth, Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri was the father of Moza. 43Moza was the father of Binea. Rephaiah was his son, Elasah his son, and Azel his son. 44And Azel had six sons, and these were their names: